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AM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
FM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
The five most popular radio stations in April 2026 each took from 4.1 to 7.1 percent of radio audience market share. Combined, they reached about 27 percent of all radio listeners in the Greater Los Angeles area. Station KOST 103.5 FM (featuring the all-holiday-music-all-the-time format every December) has held the number one spot since December.
Of the 41 L.A. radio stations listed here, 12 are Spanish-language stations. Combined, these 12 stations drew more than 19 percent of the L.A. radio audience in April 2026.
Ranked in Popularity, January-April 2026
Stations ranked by percent share of listening audience.
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | |||
| KOST | FM 103.5 | Adult Contemporary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KBIG | FM 104.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| KRTH | FM 101.1 | Classic Hits | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| KCBS | FM 93.1 | Variety Hits | 4 | 4 | 4-tie | 4 |
| KNX | FM 97.1 | News | 5 | 6-tie | 4-tie | 5 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | |||
| KTWV | FM 94.7 | Urban Adult Contemporary | 6 | 6-tie | 6 | 7 |
| KSCA | FM 101.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 7 | 8-tie | 26-tie | 9 |
| KFI | AM 640 | News/Talk | 8-tie | 10 | 9-tie | 15 |
| KPCC | FM 89.3 | News/Talk Public Radio | 8-tie | 13-tie | 11 | 13 |
| KLOS | FM 95.5 | Classic Rock | 9-tie | 9-tie | 12 | 14-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | |||
| KUSC | FM 91.5 | Classical | 9-tie | 13-tie | 10 | 12 |
| KYSR | FM 98.7 | Alternate Rock | 9-tie | 9-tie | 9-tie | 10 |
| KIIS | FM 102.7 | Top 40 Contemporary | 10-tie | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| KLAX | FM 97.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 10-tie | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| KLVE | FM 107.5 | Spanish Adult Contemporary | 10-tie | 11 | 26-tie | 14-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | |||
| KROQ | FM 106.7 | Alternate Rock | 11 | 8-tie | 8 | 11 |
| KKGO | FM 105.1 | Country | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| KCRW | FM 89.9 | Public Radio/ Variety | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17-tie |
| KRRL | FM 92.3 | Urban Contemporary | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
| KKJZ | FM 88.1 | Jazz | 15-tie | 17-tie | 17-tie | 18-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | |||
| KXOL | FM 96.3 | Spanish Contemporary | 15-tie | 16-tie | 17-tie | 17-tie |
| KJLH | FM 102.3 | Urban Contemporary | 16 | 16-tie | 17-tie | 21-tie |
| KBUE | FM 105.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 17-tie | 19 | 15 | 18-tie |
| KKLQ | FM 100.3 | Christian Contemporary | 17-tie | 20 | 18 | 21-tie |
| KRCD | FM 103.9 / 98.3 | Spanish Classic Hits | 17-tie | 18 | 26-tie | 24 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | |||
| KLAC | AM 570 | Sports | 18-tie | 23-tie | 22 | 26-tie |
| KPWR | FM 105.9 | Urban Contemporary | 18-tie | 17-tie | 17-tie | 20 |
| KLLI | FM 93.9 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 19 | 21 | 19-tie | 23 |
| KFWB | AM 980 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 20 | 23-tie | 23-tie | 27 |
| KLYY | FM 97.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 21 | 22 | 19-tie | 22 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | |||
| KDAY | FM 93.5 | Classic Hip Hop | 22 | 23-tie | 20 | 25 |
| KSPN | AM 710 | Sports | 23 | --- | --- | --- |
| KAIA | FM 95.9 | Christian Contemporary | 24 | 24 | 21 | 26-tie |
| KEIB | AM 1150 | Talk | 25 | 27-tie | 23-tie | 28-tie |
| KDLD | FM 103.1 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 26-tie | 26 | 23-tie | 28-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2026 | |||
| KTNQ | AM 1020 | Spanish News/Talk | 26-tie | 29-tie | 25-tie | 30-tie |
| KWKW | AM 1330 | Spanish Sports | 27 | 28 | 24 | 29 |
| KMZT-AM | AM 1260 | Classical | 28-tie | 30-tie | 25-tie | 30-tie |
| KTLW-FM | FM 88.9 | Christian Contemporary | 28-tie | 29-tie | 25-tie | 30-tie |
| KWVE | FM 107.9 | Christian Talk/ Music | 28-tie | 29-tie | 25-tie | 30-tie |
| KYLA | FM 92.7 | Alternative | 29 | 30-tie | 26-tie | 30-tie |
Source: Radio Online and Neilsen Audio
